Viewing all students as potential voters, the author asserts the need for including political education in school curricula and suggests the viability, as well as form, of its inclusion. (JH)

This paper is a review of the existing sytem of self-management and its development in Yugoslav universities. The Belgrade University serves as an example of this self-management which is an expression of the social and political aims of the country. (JH)

Describes the role of textbooks in the development of student political attitudes and activities in Siberian elementary and secondary education between 1917-1931. Textbooks were used to reinforce communist values, to increase knowledge about industrial development and collective agricultural methods, and to orient students toward socially useful…

Before and after the Socialist October Revolution of 1917, John Dewey had a significant impact on the development of the Russian school system. The ultimate rejection of Dewey's pedagogy toward the end of the 20s was not due to educational but to political and ideological reasons. (AUTH/PGS)

In German-speaking countries, John Dewey was considered a school reformer, an advocate of the project method and the propagator of a cognitivistic psychology of learning. His ideas on socio-political reform were ignored, partly intentionally, partly due to a lack of familiarity with them. Discusses this view of Dewey on the basis of internal…

The authors contend that the impact of the Cold War on multilateral organizations (especially UNESCO) as well as on the academic programs in Comparative and International Education or Development Studies in Education has been largely understudied. Both world-systems (USA and its allies, Soviet Union and its allies) laid claim on the project of…

A German version of the Sesame Street television program which integrates social and political education is described. (DE)

The impact of the cultural revolution on China's education system includes greater emphasis on politics, practical learning, the dignity of manual labor and more open educational opportunities. (DE)

Meaningful socio-economic and political change will occur in Latin American only with full participation and support from Latin American educators. (DE)

This paper describes a 21-day visit to the People's Republic of China made by the author and 20 other Americans in August, 1973. The overall focus is on the role of the individual in the development of contemporary China and the attempts to integrate individual and collective goals. The process of socialization in China is examined through a…

The role of the Communist Party in mobilizing the Soviet people during World War II is outlined. Emphasis is placed upon teaching the role of the Party in history and social studies classes. (DE)

The author summarizes the political education given to troops during World War II. (DE)

Educational reforms since the Cultural Revolution are described. (DE)